Partnership work is essential when providing person centred support and it also the only way to address some of the govements most challenging long term social objectives.
The national services frame work for older people 2001 (24-25) also outlines expectations around integrated working bet between health services and social care agencies working towards a single assessment process and joint commissioning.
The health act reinforces the importance of joint working
The white paper July 2012 also state about working together long term paths and goals for a single assessment proses all working together to ensure all needs are met and people are in control know where to go and how to access making it easier to get what you need and when preventing delays lack of support the wrong support etc.
Change work in partnership and provide the services people need and want in a streamlined and readily accessible manner.
When organisations work closely together it has a positive impact on peoples lives. When they develop shared protocols and co-ordinated interventions, people are able to access and use services more easily and effectively. It requires innovation and leadership and leads to reduced time, cost and duplication as well as simplified and accessible services, which improve wellbeing. Successful partnerships need will address the tensions between structures and cultures particularly in relation to national targets. They need to face the challenges associated with integrating services that are based on fundamentally different principles of governance and different types of central and local government accountability.
The outcome is always to improve the quality of life and improved health and emotional wellbeing for all individuals using or needed services.
At a time when the whole of the public sector must find significant savings, reports are saying: that integrated working across health and social care offers opportunities for